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Oh, Black and White Photo People. Is there no experiment you won’t try?<p><b>#4. Newborn Babies Have a Monkey-Strength Grip</b><p>The reflex is called the palmar grasp, and it happens when you stroke an infant’s palm or put anything in his hand (which makes the idea of the baby reaching for his mother’s nipple before latching on even more painful – he’s going to squeeze the shit out of it first).<p>The instinct doesn’t just appear out of nowhere at birth, either. It’s seen even in the womb. In fact, …

It’s the most amazing Murray-Depp connection of all time (unless Tim Burton remakes <i>Ghostbusters</i>).<p><b>#2. Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson, 18 Years Before Johnny Depp</b><p>Hunter S. Thompson is one of the most influential people in both journalism and the field of doing your job while high as all fuck, but let’s face it: When most people hear his name today, they automatically think of Johnny Depp’s portrayal in <i>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</i>.<p>However, Depp wasn’t the first person to play Hunter S. …

It’s like the <i>Hellraiser</i> people have never even heard of basketball shorts.<p><b>#3. Wearing Impractical Outfits</b><p>Pinhead wears this complicated leather outfit that, while appropriate for his transdimensional sex-murder persona, really seems like it would restrict his movement, as well as squeak against his thighs while he’s trying to sneak up on people. If he wore velour, or some other light, non-restrictive fabric, he’d have an easier time catching folks unawares and maybe stealing back that puzzle …